{"product_id":"a-companion-to-eighteenthcentury-europe-blackwell-companions-to-european-history-9781118730027","title":"A Companion to EighteenthCentury Europe Blackwell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Companion contains 31 essays by leading international scholars to provide an overview of the key debates on eighteenth-century Europe. It considers not just major western European states, but also the often neglected countries of eastern and northern Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a useful book. It starts the student off with the idea if interrelationships between social, economic, cultural and political change.... University libraries catering for a wide range of courses in historical subjects will want to consider this for acquisition.\" (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"This is an impressive volume, with leading experts providing a wide-ranging coverage that should satisfy most requirements for effective and thoughtful introductory surveys.... All specialists on this period will find much of value in this excellent volume.\" (\u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A vivid portrait of 18th-century Europe…. Inclusion of diverse interpretative methodologies, including gender studies … brings fascinating illumination to period sociology. Recommended for European history collections.\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter H. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I People, Production, and Consumption 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Eighteenth-Century History and the European Environment 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis Wheeler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Gender 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeborah Simonton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Rural Economy and Society 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarkus Cerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Manufacturing, Markets, and Consumption 66\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeverly Lemire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Towns and their Inhabitants 82\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarc Schalenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Eighteenth-Century Nobility: Challenge and Renewal 94\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHamish Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Poverty 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter H. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Cultures 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Public Sphere 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Schaich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Enlightened Thought, its Critics and Competitors 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Munck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Medicine, Medical Practice, and Public Health 158\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Lindemann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Religion 176\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoachim Whaley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Popular Culture and Sociability 192\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeat Kümin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Arts 208\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Berry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III State and Society 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Russia 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLindsey Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Poland-Lithuania 244\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJerzy Lukowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Empire, Austria, and Prussia 260\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter H. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Scandinavian Kingdoms 276\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Bregnsbo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Dutch Republic 289\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. L. Price\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Italian States 304\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory Hanlon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Iberia: Spain and Portugal in the Eighteenth Century 322\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Storrs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 France 338\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Rapport\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Britain and Hanover 354\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTorsten Riotte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV International Connections 369\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Diplomacy and the Great Powers 371\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew C. Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Islam and Europe 387\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMolly Greene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Europe and the World 402\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilippe R. Girard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Europe and the Sea 418\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan Glete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Politics and the State 433\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Dynasticism and the World of the Court 435\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClarissa Campbell Orr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Absolutism and Royal Government 451\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRonald G. Asch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 War, 1688–1812 464\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCiro Paoletti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Participatory Politics 479\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid M. 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